Saturday, May 22, 2010

What's in Rising Sun?


For those of you who don't frequent the user-unfriendly atrocity known as CSW, here's the latest on what's going to be in that frickin' box. It looks like a lot!


- 1,300 ½” counters and 592 5/8” counters (1,892 total)

- boards 34-39, 47 in “Starter Kit” style

- overlays 1-6, B1-B5, Be1-7, Ef1-3, G1-5, GT, M1-5, O1-5, OC1-4, P1-5, RP1-5, Wd1-5, X6

- 32 scenarios: • Smertniki • On The Kokoda Trail • Shoestring Ridge • Bungle in the Jungle • The Eastern Gate • Hazardous Occupation • Red Star, Red Sun • The Bushmasters • Cibik's Ridge • The Rock • Today We Attack • KP 167 • Jungle Citadel • Sea of Tranquility • Hell or High Water • Bloody Red Beach • Grabing Gavutu • Tanambogo Nightmare • Take Two • A Stiff Fight • Battlin' Buckeyes • Broken Bamboo • Last of Their Strength • Munda Mash • OP Hill • Orange at Walawbum • Ramsey's Charge • Shanghai in Flames • Smith & Weston • The Drive for Taierzhuang • Totsugeki! • White Tigers

+ the Sand and Blood CG (Gavutu/Tanambogo)

Source: The Chas






And more! This was from a quote from Brian Youse about how MMP is considering the packaging of core ASL:

The point is to make the system smaller. Easier to keep the core in stock. One PTO module. One Desert module. Hell, if it wasn't too late i'd stick the Americans in with the British and call the module "The Good Guys".

The Ethiopians are going in Hollow Legions which will have the Italians and in all likelihood the Desert and anything else we can squeeze into the box. Despite the fact that I just cringed because I implied the Ethiopians are somehow "core module".


Source: Ultimate Evil

Sunday, May 16, 2010

MMP Web Sale - ENDS TOMORROW!

I AM COOL!!!Brian Youse posted on CSW that the web sale ends MONDAY. Go!

Monday, May 10, 2010

MMP Web Sale


Forgot to mention this the other day when it first went up so you need to be quick. MMP is offering the past few Action Packs for a package deal of $60 (that's AP3/4/5 for $20 each)!


Go now here!


p.s. OCS Burma is on sale too!
EDIT:
Turning the Tide scenario pack is now up as well (and if you're up for it, Storm over Stalingrad and A Most Dangerous Time are also deliciously priced...).

Friday, May 7, 2010

Code of Ho no longer...


Looks like the combined PTO ASL module will be called "Rising Sun". So says Chas here.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Reading about the Pacific Theatre of Operations



Been on kind of a PTO kick these past weeks. I think it started with HBO's The Pacific (sequel to Band of Brothers). Though I haven't seen any episodes in full I've seen a few clips and I'm dying to see it out on Blu-Ray or DVD by Christmas -- I'm keeping my fingers crossed. [In a somewhat related note, the gentleman who wrote Band of Brothers, Stephen Ambrose, has had his number called up here recently. Disturbing if true.]

Other than GMT's top flight Combat Commander: Pacific, I haven't gamed the tactical level of the PTO much -- not even Memoir '44 Pacific! So, thanks to Chas Argent's recent update on the Code of Ho reprint (click here) and the buzz on The Pacific I've been diving into two books:

With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge

and

Helmet for my Pillow by Robert Leckie

And yes, they were downloaded onto my wife's Kindle in about 13 seconds. Cool.

Just wanted to throw those titles out there and whet the whistle for the PTO pack for ASL. I hope it comes soon!

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Tank lovers - check it out!


Some of you may have already seen this but it's too cool not to repost -- especially for ASL tank fans. They've dredged up a T-34/76A in Estonia. Check it out!


p.s. is there a German counter for this tank? Hmmmm...